New Medical Devices eLearning

New Medical Devices eLearning

Our healthcare science team are working in partnership with the Scottish Government Medical Devices and Legislation Unit (MDLU) to develop three Medical Devices eLearning modules.

This ongoing work also involves collaboration with stakeholders from:

• NHSScotland
• social care
• the Incident Reporting and Investigation Centre (IRIC)
• the Incident and Alerts Safety Officer network

The modules are for all health and social care staff across Scotland to increase awareness of medical devices and Medical Devices Regulations.

Once completed staff will have a better understanding of their responsibilities to ensure a patient’s safety when using devices, including reporting incidents when appropriate.

The first module, Level 1: General Awareness, is now available on Turas learn and covers:

• what a medical device is
• why medical devices need to be regulated
• what the basic individual responsibilities are for health and social care staff when using or providing a medical device

The second module, Level 2: Your Responsibilities for Medical Devices, is currently in development and has an estimated publication date of Autumn 2023. The third and final module, Level 3: Medical Devices Lifecycle, is expected to follow in 2024.

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